Happy Hairston vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone and Happy Hairston that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Happy Hairston

vs.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Happy Hairston: 1964-65 to 1974-75
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Happy Hairston 1 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Happy Hairston 11 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Happy Hairston 9 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Happy Hairston 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Happy Hairston 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Happy Hairston 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Happy Hairston 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Happy Hairston 0 * Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Happy Hairston 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Happy Hairston 0 Moses Malone 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 14.8 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 10.3 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.6 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 * Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 11,505 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 8,019 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Happy Hairston 1,268 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Happy Hairston 116 * Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 28 * Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Happy Hairston 776 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .478 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .741 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 18.6 (1971) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.5 (1974) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 2.7 (1974) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 0.8 (1974) * Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 11.6 Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 8.1 Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 1.8 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 * Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 * Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Happy Hairston 801 Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Happy Hairston 559 Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Happy Hairston 121 Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Happy Hairston 5 * Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Happy Hairston 1 * Moses Malone 151

Total Games Happy Hairston 69 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Happy Hairston .445 Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Happy Hairston - n/a ** Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Happy Hairston .733 Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Happy Hairston 17.0 (1971) Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Happy Hairston 13.1 (1972) Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Happy Hairston 3.8 (1974) Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Happy Hairston 1.0 (1974) * Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Happy Hairston 0.2 (1974) * Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.